Elizabethan Era Music

Elizabethan Era Music By Clayton Hoff

Types of Music Played • Simple Songs and Ballads were sung in the villages and fields to ease the monotonous tasks undertaken by the Lower Class. • Elizabethan Music was sophisticated and varied in forms, such as: Church Music, Court Music, Street Music, Town Music, and Theatre Music.

Who Played Music? • Street Bands, known as “The Waits” were official musicians in large English towns. • Every noble man employed his own musician. • Some Middle Class households employed at least one servant who could play an instrument.

Entertainment Info • Music was an important form of entertainment to people in the Elizabethan Era. • The Elizabethan age saw the emergence of the Anthem, the Madrigal, Opera, and Music Schools.

What was the feeling from Music? • Elizabethan Music reflected all types of moods and emotions. • Elizabethan instruments was used during plays to give a feeling or mood of a certain setting or scene.

Works Cited • http://www.elizabethanera.org.uk/elizabethan-sports.htm